RELIEF CLASS MODULE LOWER FORMS

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GENERAL INSTRUCTION
Please copy these essays in your ENGLISH 2.

My Hobby
My hobby is reading. I read story books, magazines, newspapers and any kind of material that I
find interesting.

This hobby got started when I was a little boy. I had always wanted my parents to read fairy tales
and other stories to me. Soon they got fed up and tired of having to read to me continually. So as
soon as I could, I learned to read. I started with simple ABC books. Soon I could read simple
fairy tales and other stories. Now I read just about anything that is available.

Reading enables me to learn about so many things that I would otherwise not know. I learned
about how people lived in bygone days of magic and mystery. I learned about the wonders of the
world, space travel, human achievements, gigantic whales, tiny viruses and other fascinating
things of our world.

The wonderful thing about reading is that I do not have to learn things the hard way. For
example, I do not have to catch a disease to know that it can kill me. I know the danger so I can
avoid it. Also I do not have to go deep into the jungle to learn about the tiger. I can read all about
it in a book.

Books provide the reader with so much information and facts. They have certainly helped me in
my daily life. I am better equipped to cope with living. Otherwise I would go about ignorantly
learning things the hard way.

So I continue to read. Besides being more informed about the world, I also spend my time
profitably. It is indeed a good hobby.

bygone happening in a past time

cope with to deal successfully with a difficult situation

informed having a lot of knowledge

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Things I like to do
I like playing the guitar. Though I am not very good at it and am still learning, I can play some
tunes. I spend quite a lot of time playing the guitar so much so I get scolded sometimes by my
mother. I suppose I do tend to spend a bit too much time with it. Anyhow, playing the guitar is
very enjoyable.

I also like taking evening walks around my neighborhood. In the evening the air is cool and
refreshing. The children are busy playing and the neighbors are friendlier. So I take
leisurely strolls, sometimes stopping to play with other children and sometimes stopping to chat
with the neighbors.

Another thing that I like doing is getting up late in the morning. During weekdays I have to get
up early or I will not get to school on time. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, it is so
pleasurable to just lie in bed in the morning without having to get up and hurry to school. Again I
tend to lie too long in bed and my mother has to come and tell me to get up.

Listening to the radio and watching television are also things I like to do. Of course I do not
listen and watch everything. I only tune in to my favorite programmes and enjoy myself while
seated on my favorite chair.

There are other things that I enjoy doing too but there seems to be not enough time to do them
all. So I generally just stick to doing those I mentioned plus any others that I have time for.

stroll to walk in a slow, relaxed manner

stick to to limit yourself to doing one particular thing

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My favorite subject in school

My favorite subject in school is Mathematics. It is my favorite because I never have difficulty
with it and always get good marks in tests.

I suppose I am lucky to be born with a clear-thinking brain. So ever since

young,manipulating numbers and figures came easy to me.

The wonderful thing about Mathematics is that, besides some formulae, there is nothing else to
remember. Every step in solving a problem is done logically. Other subjects like History and
Geography require a lot of memory work. Remembering dates and other facts is hard work
compared with the ease and simplicity of mathematical reasoning.

While Mathematics is simple to me, some of my friends have great difficulty with it. I do not
really understand why. They get stuck with simple problems and often give up. So I help them
out when I can.

The one advantage I have in being good in Mathematics is that I do not have to spend a lot of
time on it. Homework and tests are a breeze. So I have plenty of time left over to study other
subjects. Sometimes I feel sorry for my less fortunate classmates who get scolded in class for not
completing their Mathematics homework.

Anyhow I have come to realize that human beings can be so different in their abilities while they
look similar otherwise. Some of us are lucky to be good in some things. Others may not be so
lucky.

manipulate to control or influence skillfully

reasoning the process of thinking about something in order to make a

decision

breeze something which is easy to achieve